"B-Boris?" The demon spoke. An unknown feeling erupted inside his chest. Was it... Loss? Regret that he had thought of completely separate beings as family? Whatever it was, it deepened the longer the line on the phone held.

Through the phone, it was obvious that the wolf was shocked into tears. 

"Bendy?" the wolf cried. "This... No... Am I dreaming?"

The demon knew he was limited on words, so he chose some that he felt he would be strong enough to say. 

"Love you, b-bro..." The demon grinned.

"I love you too..."

"C-can't stay... Long..." The demon felt his throat begin to feel scratchy and burn, so he stopped talking. 

The wolf choked on a sob. "I- I'm just so happy... I want to see you so b-bad..."

The demon realized that he, too, was crying. But he couldn't speak now; he knew his limits and respected them. 

"Bendy?"

The deformed demon covered his mouth, tears streaming down his face. 

"Bendy!" 

The demon felt sick to his stomach as he murmured a choked "Goodbye..." and handed the phone to Charles. 

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The line went dead as the wolf's ears flattened. "Since when could he speak?" his voice was quiet, tinged with sadness. "Why... Why would he stop?" The wolf felt the opposite side of his face begin to lightly drip. 

Doctor Frank silently took the phone. Oswald was sitting, intertwined fingers there as he sat. 

"...Frank, you had said it was 'most likely' for Bendy not to speak?"

Frank scratched his chin. "...I did..."

"...Well, I guess he can, now."

Boris sat down on a chair, tears unpreventable.

"B-but why would he hang up?" More ink trickled down the bare side of his face.

Oswald stiffened at the sight. Frank slowly stood, eyes directly on the sight. The doctor sighed. "So he is, too..."

Boris let a small whine out as he wiped his face with a white gloved hand. "I-I am..."

Whirling to Oswald, the doctor said, in a tone of anguish, "Why wouldn't you tell me?"

The rabbit said nothing for a moment. "...Because he can't go there..." Anger was bubbling up.

"They'll find out anyway!"

"I'M NOT GOING TO ABANDON A SON!"

Boris's head shot straight up as he heard the rabbit's outburst, startling him from tears. "Dad?"

Frank placed a hand to his forehead. "You'll just get into trouble for keeping him..." 

Oswald puffed out his chest. "That's a risk I'm willing to take." He looked at Boris, smiling faintly. His expression turned serious as he looked back to Frank. "That's a risk anyone who has  ever met him would take."

Boris let out a whimper, still clutching his flowing face. "If I'm sent there... I'll see him..."

The rabbit glared at Frank. "Now look what you just implanted in his head!"

The doctor paled. "I can't keep him here... By God, I wanna help, but... It's not my place. Luckily there are no cameras in my office... We need to fix this in here... Because if he takes one step out of this office like that..." He sighed. "They'll know."

"How?" Oswald spat. 

"...Because, Mr. Rabbit... The Council knows everything."

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The demon was quietly led back to his private cell, with tears pouring down his face. 

"It's alright, Bendy!" Yo encouraged. "You'll get to talk to him again, I'm sure!"

Bendy let out an irritated whine, still not ready to speak again. It would take a little while to regain the ability to speak safely... It was stupid and foolish to do so otherwise. The demon knew what could happen... And the Angel knew, too.

"Bendy?" Alice called. 

The demon leaned on the cold wall, listening with a saddened pang accompanying every beat of his heart. 

"It's okay, sweetie. It's not your fault you can't... Maybe... Maybe with time your voice will heal... And then you may be able to talk as freely as us."

"..."

The angel could be heard sighing. "I'm sorry, Bendy."

Bendy grit his teeth. 'I'm sorry Boris,'  he thought as he covered his face with gloved hands, shoulders shaking as he mutely sobbed. 'I'm so, so sorry...'

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669 words...

To be continued.

(A/N) Man this just gets sadder and sadder... *wipes away a tear*

Please, don't get mad at Bendy... It's not his fault he can't speak freely.

With tears,

-Preshy ^^

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Love you Sis!( x3)

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